Lentil Vegetable Curry

This Lentil Vegetable Curry is an easy vegetarian recipe for a busy night. Or make it ahead of time and reheat for a quick lunch or dinner.

**This post was originally published in 2012. I updated the photos and recipe in August 2016**

Hi Friends!

Today I’m sharing one of my go-to meals. Everyone has them. The ones you make so often you could pretty much do it in your sleep. The ones that are quick, relatively healthy, quick, enjoyed by the whole family, quick….for those nights you just don’t feel like cooking.

I know I have several. And a lot of them aren’t on this blog because, quite frankly, I don’t follow a recipe. I use what I have on hand, I don’t measure things, and the beauty of these “recipes” are that they’re still delicious every single time.

But, in an effort to help you guys…because I know many of you are searching for quick, easy meals…I’ve decided to start paying more attention when I make these meals. Maybe snapping a few pictures and taking a few measurements….so that I can share them with all of you!

Today’s recipe is one of our all-time favs. I make it pretty much once a week. It’s great for packing in a lot of vegetables and it’s also a great recipe for using lentils because they totally absorb the curry flavor and you really don’t even notice that they’re in the dish.

Did you make this recipe?

I love making a big batch so we have leftovers for lunch or dinner the next day. I buy my frozen naan from Trader Joes’s and it is absolutely delish!

Side note- The reason I microwave the potatoes is because they take so much longer to cook than all the other vegetables. Nuking them for a minute or so gives them a head start so they end up being the perfectly cooked by the time the other veggies are ready. If you don’t want to microwave them, you can just add them to the dutch oven first and saute them for a while before adding the other veggies.

All in all, this dinner can be ready in under 30 minutes and it’s a winner every time! If you’re a meat-eater, feel free to sub chicken for the lentils. I also make this with chickpeas sometimes.

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Lindsay Livingston is a Registered Dietitian and new mom from Columbus, Ohio. On her blog, she shares simple, healthy recipes, nutrition tips, workouts and snapshots of her life. Follow her on Twitter @LeanGrnBeanBlog and Instagram @TheLeanGreenBean and be sure to subscribe via RSS or email so you never miss a post!

YUM!! You are absolutely right! Curries don’t need to take a ton of time to make and you can basically throw anything in to make it delicious. This sounds AWESOME! Need to add it to my list of recipes to try 🙂 Can’t wait to read more of your go-to recipes!

I LOVE this idea!! It’s so true – we have a bunch of healthy “go-to” meals that we often think are too easy / too quick to blog about. But readers need these go-to meals too!! Thanks for sharing, and the idea. I might have to feature my own-go-to meal and reference back to this post (like What I Ate Wed!!… you might have started something here Lindsay!!). Quick Question – do you know of any substitute in this recipe for coconut milk? I’m allergic 🙁 Was just writing on Gina’s blog yesterday about this unfortunate circumstance in my enjoyment of Thai food. Let me know what you think might work! Thanks 🙂

Considering most nights I just throw whatever is in the fridge into a bowl and call it dinner–much to the shock of people who live with me and think, “I thought food bloggers cooked epic meals all the time?”–I can empathize with the “go to” meals idea.

Unfortunately I don’t think people would like to eat what I normally come up with.

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Can I just say thank you? I’ve been looking for a lentil meal to make, and this sounds really good! I may have to make a few adjustments (don’t have every thing right now), but this is such a great starting base. I’m looking forward to your other Go-To Meals!

And, by the way, isn’t that true? I find myself making the same thing so often that – just like you! – I don’t need a recipe. But – and my husband and I both agree – you end up eating the same thing over and over. This will bring a nice change!

I’ve made this twice and now it’s officially one of my go-to meals! I love that your can add whatever and however many veggies you want. I use Trader Joe’s split red lentils which get mushy and make it almost into a soup. Throw in some quinoa and you’re good to go!

This recipe couldn’t come at a better time! I JUST made your lentil sloppy joes and I’m obsessed! We’ve had a HUGE bag of lentils (was going to make soup, clearly didn’t happen) in our pantry forever and came across the sloppy joe recipe and thought why not! This is going to be next on my list! THANK YOU!

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